You guys, I have a new toy! It’s a Peloton! Me, six months ago: Those Peloton things are ridiculous. I mean, if you want to spin, go to spin class. Half the fun is being around other people! Me, six weeks into global pandemic: Do we have room for a Peloton? I probably should have […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Hair Styling Tools Edition
June 26, 2020 by 7 Comments
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that all of us – women, at least, but perhaps men too – have some sort of underlying hair trauma. By that I mean that we all have some sort of issue with our hair: maybe we had the Dorothy Hamill look back […]
Learning New Things and Saving Money; Thirteen Weeks In
June 15, 2020 by 7 Comments
You guys, look what I got! Do you SEE what that is? GEL SANITIZER! I haven’t seen gel sanitizer since before the pandemic started. I’ve only been able to purchase the really liquidy kind made by local alcohol companies and the spray kind made with hydrogen peroxide. Last summer a little Pharmasave opened up just […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Pandemic Beauty Edition
May 28, 2020 by 12 Comments
All of the Zoom meetings, and Houseparty virtual wine evenings, and Facetime conversations have reminded me of a conversation I had a few years ago with an older, female member of my husband’s family. Someone had introduced her to the concept of the selfie, and so in an attempt to join in to Selfie Land, […]
DIY Hair Colour Update, With Digression About Biotin
May 8, 2020 by 6 Comments
Three weeks ago yesterday, I coloured my hair at home for the first time since the Nineties. The Nineties, guys. Prior to the pandemic, the last time I coloured my hair at home, I was wearing crop tops and high waisted denim shorts with belts. And now we live in a world where young girls […]
Pandemic Hair Colour; Five Weeks In
April 20, 2020 by 8 Comments
Well, it couldn’t be put off any longer. God love you all for taking this pandemic opportunity to embrace your greys or revert to your natural colour but believe me when I say that this wasn’t a good option for me. For one thing, as anyone who has been reading this blog for any length of time […]
Accidental Hoarding and Two Weeks In
March 30, 2020 by 5 Comments
I was making my list for the grocery store last week; I am going out once a week to replenish our supplies and though I’ve always been a list-maker, I find myself being more vigilant in that area. After all, if I forget something I can’t just run out and grab it. I’m finding it […]
